The Sleeper

Living 1685 in uncertain times, Abraham Barachin, a penniless young silversmith, wanted to leave France. He found himself in Kingston-upon-Hull after a chance encounter with an Englishman in a church in Paris. The stranger told him a bizarre story about the need to return two silver salts and a silver beaker which contained a stone to the family of his late wife. Despite Abraham being sceptical about some aspects of what he heard, he agreed to the unusual request. From there, he travelled n...